Under regulation by gonadotropic hormones,
ovarian follicles mature and estrogen secretions exert their biggest influence.
Not exact matches
ONPRC researchers also have been investigating two ways of
maturing follicles from cryopreserved, thawed tissue: transplanting strips of
ovarian tissue back into a monkey's body, or growing the tissue in vitro by encapsulating individual
follicles in a biomaterial that mimics an ovary.
As a result, the
follicle, which contains the
ovarian cells and the egg, gets bigger, estrogen levels rise, and the egg
matures.
The Colorado lab discovered that granulosa cells — the cells that surround
maturing eggs in the
ovarian follicles — were pumping out leptin and shipping it into the egg.
As you begin your IVF cycle with medications you should discontinue massage because you most likely will be very sensitive in the
ovarian area as your
follicles / eggs
mature and ovaries become larger.